This fantastic documentary (which I can’t speak of highly enough!) is now offered, in full, on YouTube. If your are in a rush just watch the first 2 minutes and 14 seconds to get a feel for it.
Through a chronological history of the South African liberation struggle, this documentary cites examples of the way that music was used in the fight for freedom.
_Railsea_ by China Mieville has ampersands as part of the story-- both text and symbolism. A genuinely weird surrealist novel.